HP Pavilion Dv9600 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Service Guide

1 Product description
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Product
NameHP Pavilion dv9500, dv9600, and
dv9700 Entertainment PCs√√√√√
Proces-
sorsIntel® Core™ 2 Duo processor:     
 T7700 (2.4-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache,
800-MHz FSB)  √√√
 Intel® Core™ Duo processors:     
 T7500 (2.2-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache,
800-MHz FSB)  √√√
 T7300 (2.0-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache,
800-MHz FSB)  √√√
 T7100 (1.8-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache,...

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 Turion TL-58 (1.9 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)√√   
 Turion TL-56 (1.8 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)√√   
 Athlon TK-55 (1.86-GHz. 512-MB
L2 cache)√√   
 Athlon TK-53 (1.7-GHz. 512-MB L2
cache)√√   
ChipsetNorthbridge: Intel PM965   √√
 Northbridge: Intel GM965  √  
 Southbridge: ICH8m  √√√
 Northbridge/Southbridge: nVidia
MCP67D√    
 Northbridge/Southbridge: nVidia
MCP67M...

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 nVidia NB8M-SE -GS (GeForce
8400M GS) with at least 128 MB of
dedicated video memory (16M × 16
DDR2 × 4 PCs), with:
●192 MB of video memory
when system memory =
512 MB (128 MB + 64 MB
Turbo Cache)
●383 MB of video memory
when system memory = 1 GB
(128 MB + 255 MB Turbo
Cache)
●895 MB of video memory
when system memory = 2 GB
(128 MB + 767 MB Turbo
Cache)...

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 UMA nVidia MCP67M with shared
video memory, and
●Up to 128 MB on computer
models with 512 MB of system
RAM
●Up to 287 MB on computer
models with 1024 MB of
system RAM
●Up to 559 MB on computer
models with 2048 MB of
system RAM
●Up to 559 MB on computer
models with 4096 MB of
system RAM
Memory size is dynamically
allocated. √   
Panels17.0-inch dual lamp...

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 Single hard drive configurations:
●250-GB, 5400-rpm
●200-GB, 4200-rpm
●160-GB, 5400-rpm
●120-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
●100-GB, 7200-rpm
●80-GB, 5400-rpm√√√√√
 Dual hard drive configurations:
●500-GB, 5400-rpm (250 GB ×
2)
●400-GB, 4200-rpm (200 GB ×
2)
●320-GB, 5400-rpm (160 GB ×
2)
●280-GB, 5400-rpm (160 GB +
120 GB)
●240-GB, 7200-rpm (120 GB ×
2)
●240-GB,...

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 ●DVD±RW and CD-RW
SuperMulti Double-Layer
Combo Drive√√√√√
CameraLow-light VGA camera√√√√√
 Fixed (no tilt)√√√√√
 640 × 480 by 20 frames per second√√√√√
Diskette
driveSupports external USB drive only√√√√√
AudioHD Audio (Realtek ALC861-VD-
GR)  √√√
 HD Audio - Conexant CX20549-12)√√   
 Supports Microsoft Premium
Requirements√√√√√
 Pavilion-branded Altec...

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 Intel PRO wireless 4965 a/b/g with
2 antennae built into the display
assembly and a/b/g/n with 3
antennae built into the display
assembly  √√√
 Broadcom 4321AGN Wi-Fi Adapter
(802.11 a/b/g/ draft-n) + Bluetooth
with 2 antennas√√   
 Broadcom 4321AGN Wi-Fi Adapter
(802.11 a/b/g/ draft-n) with 2
antennas√√   
External
media cardOne ExpressCard 54 slot,...

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Keybrd/
pointing
devices17-inch full-size keyboard with
numeric keypad√√√√√
 Touchpad supports 2-way scrolling√√√√√
 Taps enabled as default√√√√√
Power
require-
ments8-cell 2.55-Ah Li-ion battery√√√√√
 8-cell 2.20-Ah Li-ion battery√√√√√
 90-W AC adapter with localized
cable plug support (2-wire plug with
ground pin, supports 2-pin DC
connector)√√ √√
 65-W AC...

2 External component identification
Top components
Display and top components
ItemComponentDescription
(1)Internal microphones (2) (select models only)Record sound.
NOTE:If there is a microphone icon next to each
microphone opening, the computer has internal
microphones.
(2)Integrated camera (select models only)Records video and captures still photographs.
(3)Speakers (2)Produce sound.
(4)Num lock light On: Num lock is on or the embedded numeric keypad is
enabled.
Top components 9 

ItemComponentDescription
(5)Volume scroll zoneAdjusts speaker volume. Slide your finger to the left to
decrease volume and to the right to increase volume. You
can also tap the minus sign on the scroll zone to decrease
volume, or tap the plus sign on the scroll zone to increase
volume.
(6)Volume mute buttonMutes and restores the speaker sound.
(7)Caps lock lightOn: Caps lock is on.
(8)Power button*●When the computer is off, press the button to turn on
the computer.
●When the computer is on, press the...